Individual Development Plans – The Process
As the final year of the implementation of the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system is upon us, we have detailed within this blog the process …
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Tribunal Rules Drunk-Driving Teacher May Continue Teaching Despite Crash
A maths teacher who drove to school while more than three times over the legal alcohol limit and crashed into a colleague has been allowed …
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Changes to bundles, expert evidence and working documents in the SEND Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability), also known as the SEND Tribunal, has issued a Practice Direction, which provides new and very specific …
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School Introduces Half-Day Fridays for Teachers
Buxton Primary School in Norfolk is proposing to end classes at 1pm on Fridays starting in September as part of cost-saving measures. The school has …
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School Punishes Girl for Wearing Charity Socks
A mother has expressed her frustration after her daughter was punished for wearing brightly coloured socks in support of charity. Caroline Hargadon, 45, said her …
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APPEALING A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE
How to win an oversubscribed school appeal On 3 March 2025, parents across England and Wales will receive secondary school admission results. If your child …
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School at Centre of Infected Blood Scandal Faces Legal Action
The Treloar Trust, which runs Treloar’s School and College for disabled children, is facing High Court legal action over its role in unethical medical experiments …
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February 15th deadline for phase transfer appeals
By Saturday the 15th of February 2025, Local Authorities must comply with their statutory duty of issuing final Education, Heath, and Care Plans (EHCP) for …
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Ofsted to Assess SEND Provision for Pupils Not in School
As the number of children with SEND who are not in full-time education continues to rise, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released …
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The timescales governing the Education, Health and Care Plan process.
Local Authorities are not meeting their statutory deadlines for assessing a child’s special educational needs, and thereafter if agreed, issuing Education, Health and Care Plans …
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